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Fab Freebie: It’s A One-derful Life

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

Thanks to random.org, our four winners are…Kathryn (who wants to know how long this paint will keep, since she’s in an apartment now), Kristen: Turning A House Into A Home (who wonders if it’s better to dust or vacuum first), Alisa Decatur (who’d like to get to the bottom of her daughter’s summer-time procrastination) and Kassie (who wants to know how much painting she’ll be doing when she buys a house). Congrats ladies!

Toss on some old clothes, because four of you are about to get painting. This week’s giveaway will cover everything you’ll need, starting with $60 worth of Olympic ONE paint. ONE is Olympic’s new paint + primer in… wait for it… one. It hides stains, resists mildew, and survives scrubbing. And at about $25 per can, you’ll be able to score at least two cans with your prize (and maybe even an extra quart).

Olympic One

But you can’t paint without the proper supplies, so the folks over at StackExchange are also hooking up our four lucky winners with a bunch of stuff that we hand-picked for ya (cause we paint kind of a lot, actually). So we know good rollers, Frog Tape, a drop cloth, and a short handled brush can come in handy. If you still need another boost to get painting, head over to one of StackExchange’s 50+ community-driven Q&A sites. Their DIY channel in particular is always abuzz with topics like “What is low VOC paint?” or “Can you paint a popcorn ceiling?”

Stack Exchange Paint Suppli

  • PRIZE: A $60 coupon for Olympic ONE paint and a big ol’ set of painting supplies (courtesy of StackExchange) including a complete 9-piece kit, extra rollers, a canvas drop cloth, an extendable roller frame, three rolls of Frog Tape, and (of course) a short-handled brush for cutting in.
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … fill in the blank: what’s one big question you’re dying to know the answer to? Wanna know if there’s life on other planets? Would you love to hear the truth about an infamous conspiracy? Or maybe you’d be satisfied to get the real story behind the latest gossip headlines?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, August 24th at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: Four
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 United States
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…

Note: We weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics courtesy of Lowe’s.

Comments

  1. Susan H. says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    Why does everyone like “Peter Pan” so much? I just don’t get why this is one of the most told and reproduced stories-over, and over, and over.

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  4. Amelia says

    one thing i want to know is… why did the old man, who used to own our house, paint everything (and i mean everything… walls, ceiling, molding, light switches, sockets) a horrible shade of almond?? i ask myself this question every time we paint another room.

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  6. Shermi says

    ONE THING I WONT TO KNOW IS why I can’t get the image of the bedroom I want to actually come together in the bedroom I sleep in. Oh yeah and why is Kim Kardashian famous? lol

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  7. Kinsey says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…If/when/where I’ll ever get a real job? 2 months (how long I’ve been looking with no results at all) is a long time when you’ve got no money & live in a city 18 hours away from everyone you know.

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  11. shanda says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS why my husband is physically incapable of putting his dirty clothes in the laundry basket. He stacks them on top for days, but will not lift the lid and put them inside. I have even left the lid off for him as a courtesy, but they end up on the floor. Why, I ask you, why???

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  14. Kaitlin A says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS – how long were those pepperonis behind the fridge in our new place?
    Then again, maybe I don’t want to know….

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  15. Kayleigh says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… will we be able to find an affordable home in our neighborhood? We will find out soon!!

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  17. Caiti says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… When will it cool down and rain in South Texas??? We are going on 22 days of 100+ temps and are 18-24 inches behind in rain for the year! Come on weather people, make it happen!

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  19. Rachel says

    One thing I want to know is… what someone would ACTUALLY do for a Klondike bar? That whole ad campaign fascinates me… and I would do a lot for an ice cream treat haha!

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  20. Monica says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…how people get so funny? The things people want to know for this giveaway are hilarious!!!!

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  22. Kelly says

    One thing I want to knwow is….Does a fresh coat of paint in the teachers lounge make teachers happy??? Bonus: Would color make student stay awake???

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  23. debbie w says

    THE ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…why scuffs/marks seem to “magically” appear on my walls? How DO they happen…REALLY?? (obviously, I need to be ONE of the ONES selected!!) thanks

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  27. Victoria C says

    One thing I want to Know is…..why I ever bother doing cleaning and tidying up because when hubs gets home it looks like there has been a hurricane.

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  30. Liz Doidge says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS will my husband ever be willing to paint the walls of our house??? We bought a new house and he doesn’t want to paint anything and it’s driving me nuts.

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  31. Annalea says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS . . . who on earth vacuums like the lady in the hoover ad I posted on my blog today???? So worth a look, it’s hilarious. :o)

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  32. Christina says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…
    How much of a mess is sanding my textured living room’s walls going to make!?
    Hopefully, I’ll find out soon enough:)

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  33. Sydney says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS… whose job it is to name all the different ice cream flavors, and how could I possibly get in on that gig?

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  35. Courtney says

    One thing I want to know is….why do my three chihuahuas lick each other so much? I think they are cats…

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  36. Meg says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…

    “Does it or doesn’t it?” – the age old questions from Rachel to Ross when they tampered with the idea of getting back together.

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  37. Sabrina says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS……..how to get rid of the mold in the bottom portion of my house without using so much bleach *coughs*

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  50. Mary Ellen says

    ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW IS…is there really such a thing as paint and primer in one? I think not…i think it’s just a deeper pigment

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